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[tkortright]

do you use a .22 or a shotgun

[tkortright]

.22 gotta' love'm

[Cur Dog]

I use a shot gun because if there are five in a tree I want all five. Besides my eyes are not as good as they were 50 years ago.

[buckshot]

Cur Dog said:

I use a shot gun because if there are five in a tree I want all five. Besides my eyes are not as good as they were 50 years ago.

5! in one tree,, you cant find 5 in the whole county up heer any more.
any of you guys have a squirrel dog or pups for sale

[LilBill]

i am a .22 guy still.i have been using the same one since i was 8.

[Bigdrowdy1]

22 head shot either they drop or I miss. Open site went with my eyes now scope only. Same rifle since I wa 14. Browning lever action with a Leupold 4x. 3rd scope same rifle

[On a call]

.22 all the way scoped mostly for those long shots and when they are hidding in the tree....ahh there is your ear. And when you have 7 yes, 7 fox squirrels on the ground while in your tree stand you know you have a hot spot....

[TexAgBQ81]

22cal---friends in Jasper get together once a year for a 22 handgun only hunt---lot of rounds thrown into the trees. we also do a 22 rifle only, and a shotgun hunt when the leaves are on the oaks.

[wilded]

If you have not tried the cartridge you should try a .17 MKII It is a fantastic squirrel round.

[Rem22-250]

22 mag. head shot marlin with a 3x9 wide angle scope.

[tjc1230]

.22 But i have been thinking alot about a .17

[deacon]

Marlin Golden 39A open sites as long as the eyes will let me. 22 hollows in the head, wouldnt have it any other way.

[Rile]

I use a 22 if i am just hunting for fun. If I am hunting for meat I use the shotgun.

[Rile]

Buckshot if you go to Squirrel Dog Central thay have a list of kennels who raise Squirrel dogs. I talked to a guy over at Lincoln Gun Sales and he bought one from a place in Moultrie, Ga, with a 14 month garantee. The reason i say that is he was there to pick up his new Rock River Arms 223. and he was more excited about the pup he bought than he was the rifle. He bought his from jazzfiests.com.

[huntfishski]

Out here we hunt ground squirrels so we are just having fun. I will always prefer the .22 just for the sport. But nowadays I use a .223for distance a .17 for up close and my son uses his .22. We have a lot of fun!

[ebbs]

22 hollow points. OR if I'm needing to be sneakier and am plenty close, 22 CB caps.

[joemac]

My .22wmr is kind of destructive with the vmax, going to try a heavier bullet next year. Brother in law uses a .410 when we go out.

[winterfunguy]

>17 HMR or .22 depends on Terrain. The .17 with gamepoint or FMJ is a potent 150 yard squirrel killer but the Vmax tend to destroy them with a shoulder shot. .22 is better for punching through leaves and brush and is quieter than the .17.

[MMoore83]

We were sitting in the deer camp after the afternoon hunt when I saw a gray on the edge of the woods. The race was on as the three of us scrambled for our guns. I grabbed me .22 but Dale's tent was closer and he took it with a 12 ga. Fried it up on the spot. Didn't know how good the critters tasted with just a little salt and pepper. We're planning a squirrel hunt now. I'm torn between my 410 over/under or the .22 that was too late.
Mike

[coyotekidd]

Crossman Single Cock .177, 1000fps